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| psy88 Senior Member United States Joined 5589 days ago 469 posts - 882 votes  Studies: Spanish*, Japanese, Latin, French | Message 969 of 3737 08 August 2010 at 11:43pm | IP Logged | ||
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when you read aloud the English word "era" but from force of habit (and repeated use and practice) you pronounce it as if it were the (to you ) familiar Spanish word which is spelled the same way. And, once again, those hearing you simply shrug and shake their heads.
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| johntm93 Senior Member United States Joined 5325 days ago 587 posts - 746 votes 2 sounds Speaks: English* Studies: German, Spanish | Message 970 of 3737 09 August 2010 at 6:25am | IP Logged | ||
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When you have a few phrases (only a few right now...) that you automatically translate in
your head for no reason. Like if I say "if you want" in English the Spanish for it ("si quiere" or "si quieres") automatically pops into my head, even if languages had nothing to do with the conversation. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| LanguageSponge Triglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 5764 days ago 1197 posts - 1487 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Welsh, Russian, Japanese, Slovenian, Greek, Italian | Message 971 of 3737 09 August 2010 at 10:08am | IP Logged | ||
It's frustrating, isn't it? I swore I'd never ever think that when I was learning to read it. And now, I will take the opportunity to say that I don't think that will ever happen with Japanese when I eventually learn to read it properly (can already read Hiragana somewhat) but I am sure it will after many, many years. You know you're a language nerd when you're supposed to be catching a train in 15 mins, but instead you're on this site posting or reading threads like you have all the time in the world. Off to catch my train now :P Edited by LanguageSponge on 09 August 2010 at 10:09am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5554 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 972 of 3737 09 August 2010 at 1:22pm | IP Logged | ||
¡Feliz cumpleaños (perdon por la demora)! :) English: Happy birthday (sorry for the delay)! 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| ReneeMona Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5333 days ago 864 posts - 1274 votes Speaks: Dutch*, EnglishC2 Studies: French | Message 973 of 3737 09 August 2010 at 1:32pm | IP Logged | ||
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You know you're a language nerd when adding languages to your hit list feels a lot like being a kid in a candy store; “Oh, I want this one! Ooooh, and that one!”
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| Teango Triglot Winner TAC 2010 & 2012 Senior Member United States teango.wordpress.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5554 days ago 2210 posts - 3734 votes Speaks: English*, German, Russian Studies: Hawaiian, French, Toki Pona | Message 974 of 3737 09 August 2010 at 3:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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When you find videos like this and start to get oddly excited...(lol) Edited by Teango on 09 August 2010 at 3:17pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ReneeMona Diglot Senior Member Netherlands Joined 5333 days ago 864 posts - 1274 votes Speaks: Dutch*, EnglishC2 Studies: French | Message 976 of 3737 09 August 2010 at 4:09pm | IP Logged | ||
When that video makes you realise that you could say the phrase ‘orange coffee’ in your native language to a speaker of a click language with a name you don’t even know how to pronounce and they would understand and even though you understand why, the idea still boggles your mind. ;-) 1 person has voted this message useful |
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